Much of America has come a long distance, and not in a good way, to equating one man’s interests with America’s.
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Cal Thomas: Protecting the lives of murderers, but not babies
Pope Francis may praise Biden for his commutations, but will he issue anything approaching condemnation for the president’s refusal to defend the unborn who cannot defend themselves?
Cal Thomas: Oh, Christmas tree!
When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of “green,” the kind that’s decorated with money.
Panic over mystery drones says more about people than UFOs
Every time any of us looks out the kitchen window, glances into the backyard sky or drives down an empty highway, we can believe we might see that one glowing light that changes everything.
On, Comet! On, Cupid! Wait, who are Dunder and Blixem?
The first major interventions in this Christmas favorite were made by Charles Fenno Hoffman, who in 1837 ascribed the poem to Clement Clarke Moore: Hoffman changed “Blixem” to “Blixen,” for a perfect rhyme, and “Dunder” to “Donder.”
Austin Bay: 2024’s biggest news story: Trump survives assassination to win most significant US election since 1980
Though president-elect, internationally Trump’s already perceived as president.
Froma Harrop: The Herculean effort to keep Trump happy
Donald Trump has turned the U.S. government into one giant pacifier to calm his fear of seeming less than all-powerful.
Cal Thomas: The ultimate gift
Saving lives – babies and mothers – is a two-way blessing. Make a donation and see what I mean.
Clarence Page: Kash Patel and his ‘bureau of intimidation’
The fear is not that Patel will defang an institution he finds so nefarious but rather that he will turn it on new targets.
Rich Lowry: Trump’s fear factor
We are already re-entering a period when enemies of the United States have to be scared or nervous, not knowing how far they can push us, or what will happen if they do. And that’s exactly where Donald Trump wants them.